Welcome to Episode 074 of Horror Movie Weekly, The Midnight Bowling of Horror Podcasts! During this show, your late night Horror hosts Jay of the Dead, Channy Dreadful and Mister Watson bring you a feature review of Eli (2019). We also bring you a couple of micro reviews and a good time. Remember, you’re always welcome to call and leave us a voicemail at (801) 215-9704. Join us!
Note: This episode was recorded on January 14, 2021 and released on January 24, 2021.
This weekly Horror movie podcast brings you one recent Horror movie review every Sunday. (We’re defining “recent” as any Horror movie released within the last five years, so now that it’s 2021, we’ll be covering Horror films from 2016 to the present.) And we always reveal next week’s pick at the end of every show, so you can watch along with us and be prepared for the following episode. Join us, and thanks for listening!
SHOW NOTES:
Introduction
— Welcome to Horror Movie Weekly Episode 074
— The excellence of the Crime TV series “Breaking Bad”
Micro Reviews:
Channy Dreadful: Haunt (2019) = 3.5 ( Avoid )
Jay of the Dead: Hunter Hunter (2020) = 8 ( Must See )
– Channy Dreadful’s pick for this week: Eli (2019)
[ 00:09:45 ] – Feature Review: Eli (2019)
Genre Classification: Drama / Horror / Supernatural / Mystery
IMDb Premise:
A boy receiving treatment for his auto-immune disorder discovers that the facility he’s staying in isn’t as safe as he thought.
Ratings and Recommendations: Eli (2019)
Jay of the Dead = 5.5 ( Low-priority Rental / Stream on Netflix )
Channy Dreadful = 4 ( Avoid )
Mister Watson = 5.5 ( Low-priority Rental )
Next on Episode 075: Daniel Isn’t Real (2020) — Mister Watson’s pick
Original podcast theme music: Jay of the Dead
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Jay recommends Channy’s Article on Cujo
Channy on Hereditary with Ron Martin on The Resurrection of Zombie 7 Podcast
Channy Dreadful Archives on The Resurrection of Zombie 7
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Links for Mister Watson:
Twitter: @WatZeeParty
Podcast: The Wat-Zee Party Horror Show
Facebook: The Wat-Zee Party Horror Show/Horror Corridor
Jay of the Dead’s other podcast: ConsideringTheCinema.com
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I can’t believe you gave Haunt such a low score. I thought it was at least a 6. I liked the maze-like feel. Yes, the characters were blah but I got into it.
I didn’t like the Haunting of Blue Manor. I thought it tried too hard…
Eli was crap. I thought it was a 5. The boy was a noxious. The twist was okay but then got ridiculous. A few good jump scares but overall I thought it was boring. I don’t like when a movie has something you wait for the whole movie to figure out and then the payoff isn’t worth it. I agree that it was an eyeroller.
I just watched “Death of Me” on Netflix and I thought this payoff was worth it. It was far fetched and out there but worth it. I liked the visions and flashbacks. 7 out of 10.
Good show.
Projectile Varmint, you are a woman after my own heart! I agree with EVERYTHING you’ve said here! Ha ha.
I know Channy didn’t like it, but I LOVED Haunt! It actually cracked my top 10 of 2019, if I remember correctly… or at least, it ALMOST did.
After this episode, I continued on with The Haunting of Bly Manor, and it just wasn’t for me. I’ve read Henry James’s “The Turn of the Screw,” and I love The Innocents (1961). Aside from that, these adaptation of James’s story just haven’t been doing it for me. Last year’s “The Turning” was AWFUL, and Bly Manor put me right to sleep! Plus… when the two girls who were sisters in Haunting of Hill House were lovers in Bly Manor… I just got significantly thrown off! LOL!
I wanted to like Eli more than I did. I really did. Oh well! Ha ha! As for “Death of Me,” I’m right there with you at a 7.
Thanks so much for your feedback, my friend! You rock!